Haircutting device



Jan. 24, 1956 Filed May 19, 1953 v. GRAZIANI 2,731,716 HAIRCUTTINGDEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVEN TOR. V/A/cE/vzo GEA Z/A N/ BY MW 6411;?-

ATTORNEY Jan. 24, 1956 Filed May 19, 1953 V. GRAZIANI HAIRCUTTING DEVICE2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. V/NCENZO GRAz/A/v/ ATTORNEY United StatesPatent 2,731,716 HAIRCUTTING DEVICE Vincenzo Graziani, San Francisco,Calif. Application May 19, 1953, Serial No. 355,977

3 Claims. (Cl.

This invention relates to a hair cutting device.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a hair cutting devicewhich includes means for holding said device at a certain angle to thesurface of the head during hair cutting.

Another object of this invention is to provide a hair cutting devicewhich permits cutting hair at a certain angle to the surface of the headat a ditferent length.

Other objects and advantages will appear as the specification proceedsand the novel features of the device will be particularly pointed out inthe claims hereto annexed.

In this specification and the annexed drawing, the invention isillustrated in the form considered to be the best but it is understood,that the invention is not limited to such form; and it is also to beunderstood that in and by the claims following the description, it isdesired to cover the invention in whatsoever form it may be embodied.

This invention is illustrated by accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the hair cutting device.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the hair cutting device.

Fig. 3 is a front view of the hair cutting device.

Fig. 3-A is a top view of the plate.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a guard and blade, the latter being shownpartially in dotted line.

Fig. 5 is a side view of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the clamping member.

Fig. 7 is a front view of Fig. 6, and

Fig. 8 is a side view of the handle.

In detail, my hair cutting device consists of a guard 1 on which a razorblade 2 rests. The guard 1 and the blade 2 are securely held together bya clamping member or a clamp 3. Means are also provided for holding saidblade at a certain angle during hair cutting in the form of a plate 5placed on the top of the clamp 3. A handle 7 may be secured to thedevice by placing the same on the top of the plate 5, if so desired, forthe purpose of convenience in handling the device. The whole assembly isheld securely in place by a bolt 8 extending from the guard 1 throughsaid blade, clamp, plate and handle and by a wing nut 10 screwed on thetop of said bolt.

The guard 1 is formed with two rows of teeth and 16 of which the latterare longer than the first. The teeth 15 and 16 are formed from the guard1 preferably by twisting each strip 90 at its base. The upper surface ofeach tooth is even with the upper surface of the guard as best shown inFig. 3 so that the blade rests on the body of the guard and on itsteeth. The guard 1 is also proguard and extends vertically therefromthrough a central hole 24 in the blade 2. The razor blade 2 may be ofany standard make and size and has a usual outline as shown in Fig. 4.

The clamp 3 is substantially semi-circular in crosssection and has around circular opening 26, through which the bolt 8 passes, and a pairof elongated openings 27, the purpose of which shall be statedhereinafter. The clamp 3 bears on the blade 2 and holds it securely onthe guard 1.

adjoins thecentral section 30 on its other side. The outer end of theintermediate section is bent downwardly as shown at 34, to form a fingerpiece 36. The latter is ended with a rolled edge 37. A lip 38 is struckfrom the The plate 5 is formed with a large opening 39 through which thewing nut 10 easily passes. The opening 39 extends from the bend 34 tothe central section 30 and section 30 of the plate 5 in which case thehandle 7 is eliminated. The nut 10 holds the guard 1, the blade 2, theclamp 3 and the plate 5 securely together.

If desired, the handle 7 is attached to the hair cutting device forconvenience of operating the same. The handle 7 includes a portion whichis placed over the plate 5. The portion 45 is provided with a largecentral opening 46 and two opposite slots 47, through which the wing nut10 passes. The handle is moved so that the bolt 8 passes through theslot 47 near the end thereof.

If desired, the rolled edge 37 may be kept a desired distance away fromthe head while the teeth 15 touch the head and the device is moved tocut hair. The teeth 16 give a greater spacing between the head and theblade and, hence, leave longer hair on the head.

I claim:

1. A hair cutting device comprising a razor blade, a guard upon whichsaid razor blade is mounted, a clamp over said blade for holding thelatter on said guard, a plate over said clamp for holding said guard andblade at a certain angle during hair cutting operation, said plateconsisting of a central section lying over said clamp, a thumb piececurved upwardly and connected with the central section on one sidethereof, an intermediate section connected to the central section on theother side thereof, and a finger piece connected to the intermediatesection and extending downwardly, said blade being at a and means forholding said guard, blade, clamp and plate together.

2. A hair cutting device comprising a razor blade, a guard upon whichsaid blade is mounted, a clamping member resting on said blade forholding said blade on and a finger piece located below saidhorizontalplane and on the other side of said vertical plane, and meansfor holding said guard, blade, clamping member and plate together.

3. A hair cutting device comprising a guard having a plurality of teethformed thereon, a razor blade on said guard, a clamping member restingon said blade for bolding the latter on the guard, a plate over saidclamping member for holding said device at a certainrangle to thesurface of the head during hair cutting operation, said plate consistingof a thumb piece extending from the clamping member upwardly and on oneside thereof, and of a finger piece extending generally downwardlyrfromsaid clamping member and on the other side thereof, and

-means for holding said guard, blade, clamping member and platetogether.

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